Thread: Newsflash! Word from DC!

Great report PAF!

2ndAmendSis is with William, Dixie, Laurie, Anne and Kate and OliverMyBoy.
Sis says everyone is fabulous and working very hard for our cause.

I give them all my support and encouragement because they are doing the job for me and all absent Americans. But I will do my lobbying from here.

Well, I'm just cofused?

Lou beats the immigration drum day and night and did today as well but you have a case with Real Honest To God Americans out there in the fight and we get a two second clip and almost no verbal explaination?

I just really don't understand. He did San Francisco and their new insane policy of Sanctuary. He did the Border patrol's vote of no confidence. He did China and vitamins...but the real people protesting against the powers that be in order to bring about the change he seems to want...get a quick half aknowledgement? AND the sad part is..he is the ONLY report I saw anywhere on tv today at all! And did the truckers even protest? It would seem not. I didn't hear so much as a traffic report that would indicate any kind of disturbance. I'm baffled.

Originally Posted by ProudAmericanFamily

Well, I'm just cofused?

Lou beats the immigration drum day and night and did today as well but you have a case with Real Honest To God Americans out there in the fight and we get a two second clip and almost no verbal explaination?

I just really don't understand. He did San Francisco and their new insane policy of Sanctuary. He did the Border patrol's vote of no confidence. He did China and vitamins...but the real people protesting against the powers that be in order to bring about the change he seems to want...get a quick half aknowledgement? AND the sad part is..he is the ONLY report I saw anywhere on tv today at all! And did the truckers even protest? It would seem not. I didn't hear so much as a traffic report that would indicate any kind of disturbance. I'm baffled.

I know proud so am I, I don't understand lou except i'll bet it had something to do with his boss CNN the same reason no one else reported on it.

I don't understand why we have heard nothing about the truckers in DC except from Oklahoma they had about 75 trucks. Wonder if OKlahoma reported anything about the trucks there?

'Slow Roll' protest may snarl traffic

Last Edited: Monday, 23 Apr 2007, 6:26 PM EDT
Created: Monday, 23 Apr 2007, 6:26 PM EDT

Some truckers plan a slowdown to protest a plan to let Mexican truckers drive into the U.S. We've got you covered


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TAMPA - A political statement from truckers could leave commuters stuck behind the wheel a little longer this week.

Big rig drivers say they'll drive the minimum legal speed on interstates in protest of the Transportation Department's initiative that would allow some Mexican trucks to roam freely in the United States.

Some truckers say the border plan is a highway safety hazard and a threat to their jobs.

"With the price of fuel and all that, it will probably hurt us," said Sarasota truck driver Morton Kolb, who estimates he drives about 120,000 miles a year.

Kolb mainly hauls freight in Florida, but fears broader, nationwide implications on the shipping industry. "They'll drive rates down," he said of Mexican truckers.

Under the one-year DOT pilot program, 100 Mexican trucking companies would be permitted access to roads in the United States. That would add about 1,000 Mexican trucks to the country's interstates.

Truckers across the country have been urged to perform a "slow roll" this week in protest of the federal plan. Drivers have been encouraged to randomly take action, but try to center their efforts around state capitals and Washington, D.C.

As of the late afternoon Monday, there were no reports of stalled traffic in either Tallahassee or Washington.

Imports currently cross the border in Mexican trucks, but are limited to a 25 to 75 mile trade zone near the border. Goods that travel beyond that area require a switch to U.S. vehicles.

The Transportation Department, which has been trying to grant broader access to Mexican transport vehicles since 1995, has told truckers that foreign trucks will be subject to the same security and safety scrutiny as U.S. vehicles.

Truck driver Fernando Gil disagrees with critics. Since U.S. trucks would be granted access to Mexico for the first time in 25 years, he's hoping to capitalize on the open border.

"I'm happy. More business for us," he said.

Right now, there are 8 million big rig trucks registered in the United States.


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Truckers to Circle White House as Part of Anti-Illegal Immigration Event
By Mary Benoit
Created 2007-04-23 15:38

ARTICLE SYNOPSIS:
In a decision that has angered many American truckers, the moratorium preventing Mexican trucks from freely roaming through the United State will soon expire.

Follow this link to the source article: "Truckers’ Protest Target should be NAFTA [1]"

COMMENTARY:
Thanks to the now-infamous North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), Mexican truckers will soon be allowed to travel within the United States free of any security checkpoints at our nation's border.

Historically, truckers from Mexico were allowed to cross into the United States, but were required to unload their cargo within 20-miles of crossing the U.S./Mexican border [1]. President Bush has since launched a new pilot program that would allow Mexican truckers to travel freely on U.S. highways and interstates, a move that would greatly undermine the security of the United States.

Aside from the obvious security threat that would be posed by an unregulated flow of cross-border traffic, American truckers are concerned with job security. Mexican truckers are not restricted with the same regulations that American truckers are required to abide by. Therefore, American jobs would be threatened by Mexican truckers who would be willing to work for a much lower wage. Frosty Wooldridge [2], a trucker advocate from Colorado, is greatly concerned for his job. Wooldridge said in a public statement, "if this pilot program goes through, you'll see the disappearance of American trucking jobs."

Wooldridge has responded to this threat by organizing a truckers protest that is scheduled to take place in Washington, D.C. on April 23-24. This protest has been termed a "Truck Out" and will involve American truckers who, after driving their large rigs into Washington, will circle the White House, essentially constructing a rolling blockade.

The Truck Out is a part of a week-long anti-illegal immigration event called Hold Their Feet to the Fire [3]. Citizen-activists from all around the country plan on protesting not only illegal immigration, but also amnesty-providing legislation [4] that has recently been introduced in Congress [5].

Visit the John Birch Society's newly-launched Freedom Campaign [5] homepage for information on illegal immigration, amnesty, and much more.


Mary Benoit [5]
Mary Benoit is a Research Associate for the John Birch Society.

http://www.jbs.org/node/3557

Truckers May Deliberately Cause Gridlock
April 23, 2007 - 4:50pm

WASHINGTON - A warning for motorists who plan on driving on the Capital Beltway in the next few days -- there may be more congestion than usual.
An anti-illegal immigration group, "Save America Fund," is threatening to clog travel on I-495 to protest the number of illegal aliens in the U.S.

The California-based group is especially upset about the number of Mexican trucking companies that do business in this country.

The Maryland State Police say they will keep a close eye on the situation. Sergeant Arthur Betts says any vehicle that intentionally blocks traffic is subject to fines and penalties.

"We have been made aware of this and we have taken safeguards that if this does materialize, we do have additional manpower on the roads."

Save America Fund is planning to protest for three days, urging truckers to form side-by-side convoys and circle the Beltway at the speed limit.

A rally was supposed to start Monday, but so far nothing has been reported.

Similar protests will be held nationwide.

(Copyright 2007 by WTOP Radio. All Rights Reserved.)

WASHINGTON - A warning for motorists who plan on driving on the Capital Beltway in the next few days -- there may be more congestion than usual.
An anti-illegal immigration group, "Save America Fund," is threatening to clog travel on I-495 to protest the number of illegal aliens in the U.S.

The California-based group is especially upset about the number of Mexican trucking companies that do business in this country.

The Maryland State Police say they will keep a close eye on the situation. Sergeant Arthur Betts says any vehicle that intentionally blocks traffic is subject to fines and penalties.

"We have been made aware of this and we have taken safeguards that if this does materialize, we do have additional manpower on the roads."

Save America Fund is planning to protest for three days, urging truckers to form side-by-side convoys and circle the Beltway at the speed limit.

A rally was supposed to start Monday, but so far nothing has been reported.

Similar protests will be held nationwide.

(Copyright 2007 by WTOP Radio. All Rights Reserved.)


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Hats off to sis and the rest of the folks in DC as well. I'm blown away with all that others are doing too -calls/faxes/emails.

Surely we can make a dent in their hardheaded thinking?!

Can't wait to hear sis's next report.

Why did the truckers not show up in Washinton to try to protect their jobs, I just don't get it. What is wrong with people its like they are living in another world, that and don't really don't believe all of this is happening, they are in denial.

Sosad,

I don't think that anyone really believes that any damaging changes could ever really occur in America. Because we have always been so solid. But all you have to do is think about the great civilzations that have come and gone before us to understand that our Liberty is transient. It is not solid.
We have had the luxury of peace and security in this country. We have become accustomed to it. It is so hard for even me, who reads constantly, and listens and watches, someone who sees the changes occuring on my street on a daily bases. But to someone who isn't keen, someone in a truck 40 hours a week, busting butt to keep food on the table and a roof over the kids heads, I can see how it could happen. Until just recently, I had no idea either. I bet it is the same for a lot of us. We didn't know....until we did. Maybe they just don't know YET. I hope they find out before we pass the point of no return.

Originally Posted by ProudAmericanFamily

Sosad,

I don't think that anyone really believes that any damaging changes could ever really occur in America. Because we have always been so solid. But all you have to do is think about the great civilzations that have come and gone before us to understand that our Liberty is transient. It is not solid.
We have had the luxury of peace and security in this country. We have become accustomed to it. It is so hard for even me, who reads constantly, and listens and watches, someone who sees the changes occuring on my street on a daily bases. But to someone who isn't keen, someone in a truck 40 hours a week, busting butt to keep food on the table and a roof over the kids heads, I can see how it could happen. Until just recently, I had no idea either. I bet it is the same for a lot of us. We didn't know....until we did. Maybe they just don't know YET. I hope they find out before we pass the point of no return.

Me too proud, because I have a feeling that once those trucks start rolling accross the border it will be too late, and why would our truckers want to travel down into that Drug torn hell hole of mexico, one guy said in another post it should bring more work for them as they will be able to travel into mexico, why would they want to?